As individuals, our reaction to food varies a great deal. An ingredient which may cause problems for one person could be completely acceptable for another. At YorkTest, we like to refer to this as our personal ‘food fingerprint’.

Discovering and understanding your own personal dietary intolerances and the effects they have on your health and wellbeing is important to ensuring you make the best possible food choices to balance your diet.

About the FoodScan Programme

The YorkTest FoodScan programme analyses your IgG reaction to 113 food ingredients to provide you with nutritional advice and support to optimise and balance your diet. View the full list of foods:

If you are interested in discovering whether you have reactions to drink ingredients too, why not try our comprehensive Food&DrinkScan programme

91% of our customers would recommend the YorkTest FoodScan Programme.

Why? We believe it is because in one survey of 5286 people 3 out of 4 of them told us they felt better after acting on their results with our support and guidance.**

Please note: if you are concerned about any symptoms you are experiencing, you should always visit your GP to rule out any serious underlying medical condition.

What to Expect from the FoodScan Programme

The YorkTest FoodScan kit contains all you need to take a small blood sample (2 – 3 drops) in the comfort of your own home. Simply return your sample in the pre-paid envelope provided to our York laboratories for expert analysis.

Your confidential results and additional support material will be posted to you within 10 days.

When you have received your results and are ready, you can contact us to book your appointment with one of our BANT* registered Nutritional Therapists. This half hour session will provide you with support and knowledge to assist you in your new diet, ensuring you are confident about the changes you can make to improve your health and wellbeing.

*British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy

Do not take this test if you are:

Suffering from a blood borne disease such as Hepatitis or HIV

Under 2 years old

Pregnant or breastfeeding

Raised levels of food-specific IgG antibodies within your blood indicate that an IgG antibody reaction to a particular food or foods has occurred. If you have already taken the decision to eliminate a particular food or foods from your diet they may not show up a reaction on your results. If you know of foods that cause you to feel unwell, do not start eating them; we do not encourage you to eat a food or foods which you already know are a problem to you.

FoodScan does not provide information about coeliac disease, enzyme deficiencies such as lactose and alcohol intolerance, IgE-mediated allergies, histamine sensitivity or other chemical sensitivities such as reactions to sulphites, tannins or tyramine. FoodScan is only recommended for people who have food intolerance symptoms.

**Survey commissioned by Allergy UK and further analysed by the University of York: Originally published as Hardman, G. and Hart, G. “Dietary advice based on food-specific IgG results”. Nutrition and Food Science (2007) 37, 16-23

Food ingredients we test for:

Fish / Shellfish

Crab

Cod

Haddock

Herring

Lobster

Oyster

Mackerel

Mussel

Prawn

Plaice

Salmon

Scallop

Shrimp

Sole

Trout

Tuna

Fruit

Apple

Apricot

Avocado

Banana

Bilberry

Blackberry

Blackcurrant

Blueberry

Boysenberry

Cherry

Coconut

Cranberry

Cucumber

Grapefruit

Kiwi

Lemon

Lime

Lychee

Mango

Melon mix (Watermelon, Honeydew and Cantaloupe)

Mulberry

Olive

Orange

Papaya

Peach

Pear

Pineapple

Pomergranate

Plum

Prune

Raspberry

Strawberry

Tomato

Grains

Barley

Corn (Maize)

Gluten (Gliadin)

Hops

Malt

Millet

Oat

Rice

Rye

Wheat

Herbs / Spices

Anise Seed

Basil

Buckwheat

Chilli Pepper

Cinnamon

Clove

Coriander

Cumin

Dill

Ginger

Juniper

Nutmeg

Mint

Mustard Seed

Paprika

Parsley

Peppercorn

Sage

Thyme

Vanilla

Meat / Poultry

Beef

Chicken

Duck

Lamb

Pork

Turkey

Nuts / Seeds

Almond

Brazil

Cashew

Hazelnut

Peanut

Sesame Seed

Sunflower Seed

Walnut

Vegetables / Pulses

Asparagus

Aubergine

Beetroot

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Carrot

Celery

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Garlic

Haricot Bean

Kidney Bean

Lentils

Lettuce

Mushroom

Onion

Pea

Peppers (Capsicum)

Potato

Rhubard

Soya Bean

Spinach

String Bean

Others

Agave

Carob

Cocoa Bean

Cola Nut

Cow's Milk

Egg White

Egg Yolk

Hemp

Oak

Sugar Cane

Yeast

YorkTest define Food Intolerance as a food-specific IgG reaction. Our information is intended to provide nutritional advice for dietary optimisation. YorkTest do not claim to treat or cure symptoms and recommend that you discuss any medical concerns you have with a GP before undertaking a YorkTest programme.